Interpreting character variation in turtles: Araripemys barretoi (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Brazil

Interpreting character variation in turtles: Araripemys barretoi (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Araripe Basin, Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Brazil

The Araripe Basin (Northeastern Brazil) has yielded a rich Cretaceous fossil fauna of both vertebrates and invertebrates found mainly in the Crato and Romualdo Formations, of Aptian and Albian ages respectively. Among the vertebrates, the turtles were found to be quite diverse, with several specimen...

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Main Authors: Saulo Limaverde, Rodrigo Vargas Pêgas, Rafael Damasceno, Chiara Villa, Gustavo R. Oliveira, Niels Bonde, Maria E.C. Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-09-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Araripe
Sexual dimorphism
Cretaceous
Ontogeny
Araripemys
Intraspecific variation
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9840.pdf

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